Well, after England ended our hopes of reaching the final (That was disappointing about our semifinal heartbreak against the best English side ever coached by Eddie Jones signalling an All Black downfall that we just had 6 days ago because it was their day but I'll still keep following the rugby from now on but I always back the All Blacks because I vow loyalty to them), the All Blacks (Who are bidding farewell to players such as captain Kieran Read, Ryan Crotty, Ben Smith, Matt Todd & Sonny Bill Williams as well as our outgoing head coach Steve Hansen) have named their team in our 3rd/4th place playoff match against Wales (Our last meeting between the 2 sides was 2 years ago in which we smoked them 33 points to 18 at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff) at Tokyo Stadium in Tokyo so here is the starting lineup in it's entirety:
PLAYING XV
FRONT ROW
1 (Loose head prop): Joe Moody (Crusaders/Canterbury)
2 (Hooker): Dane Coles (Hurricanes/Wellington)
3 (Tight head prop): Nepo Laulala (Chiefs/Counties Manukau)
SECOND ROW
4 (Lock): Brodie Retallick (Chiefs/Hawke's Bay)
5 (Lock): Scott Barrett (Crusaders/Taranaki)
BACK ROW
6 (Blind side flanker): Shannon Frizell (Highlanders/Tasman)
7 (Open side flanker): Sam Cane (Chiefs/Bay Of Plenty)
8 (Number 8): Kieran Read (Captain, Crusaders/Counties Manukau)
HALVES
9 (Half-back): Aaron Smith (Highlanders/Manawatu)
10 (First five-eighth): Richie Mo'unga (Crusaders/Canterbury)
MIDFIELD
12 (Second five-eighth): Sonny Bill Williams (Blues/Counties Manukau)
13 (Centre): Ryan Crotty (Crusaders/Canterbury)
OUTSIDE BACKS
11 (Left wing): Rieko Ioane (Blues/Auckland)
14 (Right wing): Ben Smith (Highlanders/Otago)
& 15 (Fullback): Beauden Barrett (Blues/Taranaki)
And in the reserves are:
16. Liam Coltman (Who comes into the side to replace Dane Coles with Coles elevated to the starting lineup to replace Codie Taylor)
17. Atu Moli (Who has replaced Ofa Tu'ungafasi to cover at loose head prop)
18. Angus Ta'avao
19. Patrick Tuipulotu
20. Matt Todd (Who returns from a shoulder injury to replace Sam Cane in his last international with Cane elevated to the starting lineup to replace Ardie Savea who is out with a serious knee injury picked up during the All Blacks semifinal defeat against England)
21. Brad Weber (Who also comes into the side to replace TJ Perenara to cover in the halfback position)
22. Anton Lienert-Brown (Who is dropped to the bench to replace Sonny Bill Williams with Williams elevated to the starting lineup in his final ever test)
& 23. Jordie Barrett
Squad members not playing:
George Bridge, Jack Goodhue, TJ Perenara, Sevu Reece, Ardie Savea (Injured), Codie Taylor, Ofa Tu'ungafasi & Sam Whitelock.
And Wales have named their team after their bitterly disappointing semi final against South Africa (It was virtually decided by a match winning scrum penalty in the dying seconds by the Springboks after they were 3 points ahead with a penalty goal by Handre Pollard that that put them in front before the semifinal match had ended, allowing the South Africans to go through to the final against England) when they take to the field against the All Blacks:
FRONT ROW
1 (Loose head prop): Joe Moody (Crusaders/Canterbury)
2 (Hooker): Dane Coles (Hurricanes/Wellington)
3 (Tight head prop): Nepo Laulala (Chiefs/Counties Manukau)
SECOND ROW
4 (Lock): Brodie Retallick (Chiefs/Hawke's Bay)
5 (Lock): Scott Barrett (Crusaders/Taranaki)
BACK ROW
6 (Blind side flanker): Shannon Frizell (Highlanders/Tasman)
7 (Open side flanker): Sam Cane (Chiefs/Bay Of Plenty)
8 (Number 8): Kieran Read (Captain, Crusaders/Counties Manukau)
HALVES
9 (Half-back): Aaron Smith (Highlanders/Manawatu)
10 (First five-eighth): Richie Mo'unga (Crusaders/Canterbury)
MIDFIELD
12 (Second five-eighth): Sonny Bill Williams (Blues/Counties Manukau)
13 (Centre): Ryan Crotty (Crusaders/Canterbury)
OUTSIDE BACKS
11 (Left wing): Rieko Ioane (Blues/Auckland)
14 (Right wing): Ben Smith (Highlanders/Otago)
& 15 (Fullback): Beauden Barrett (Blues/Taranaki)
And in the reserves are:
16. Liam Coltman (Who comes into the side to replace Dane Coles with Coles elevated to the starting lineup to replace Codie Taylor)
17. Atu Moli (Who has replaced Ofa Tu'ungafasi to cover at loose head prop)
18. Angus Ta'avao
19. Patrick Tuipulotu
20. Matt Todd (Who returns from a shoulder injury to replace Sam Cane in his last international with Cane elevated to the starting lineup to replace Ardie Savea who is out with a serious knee injury picked up during the All Blacks semifinal defeat against England)
21. Brad Weber (Who also comes into the side to replace TJ Perenara to cover in the halfback position)
22. Anton Lienert-Brown (Who is dropped to the bench to replace Sonny Bill Williams with Williams elevated to the starting lineup in his final ever test)
& 23. Jordie Barrett
Squad members not playing:
George Bridge, Jack Goodhue, TJ Perenara, Sevu Reece, Ardie Savea (Injured), Codie Taylor, Ofa Tu'ungafasi & Sam Whitelock.
And Wales have named their team after their bitterly disappointing semi final against South Africa (It was virtually decided by a match winning scrum penalty in the dying seconds by the Springboks after they were 3 points ahead with a penalty goal by Handre Pollard that that put them in front before the semifinal match had ended, allowing the South Africans to go through to the final against England) when they take to the field against the All Blacks:
PLAYING XV
FRONT ROW
1 (Loose head prop): Nicky Smith (Ospreys)
2 (Hooker): Ken Owens (Scarlets)
3 (Tight head prop): Dillon Lewis (Cardiff Blues)
SECOND ROW
4 (Lock): Adam Beard (Ospreys)
5 (Lock): Alun Wyn Jones (Captain, Ospreys)
BACK ROW
6 (Blind side flanker): Justin Tipuric (Ospreys)
7 (Open side flanker): James Davies (Scarlets)
8 (Number 8): Ross Moriarty (Dragons)
HALVES
9 (Half-back/Scrum-half): Tomos Williams (Cardiff Blues)
10 (First five-eighth/Fly-half): Rhys Patchell (Scarlets)
MIDFIELD
12 (Second five-eighth/Inside centre): Owen Watkin (Ospreys)
13 (Centre/Outside centre): Jonathan Davies (Scarlets)
OUTSIDE BACKS
11 (Left wing): Josh Adams (Cardiff Blues)
14 (Right wing): Owen Lane (Cardiff Blues)
& 15 (Fullback): Hallam Amos (Cardiff Blues)
And in the reserves are:
16. Elliot Dee
17. Rhys Carre
18. Wyn Jones
19. Jake Ball
20. Aaron Shingler
21. Gareth Davies
22. Dan Biggar
& 23. Hadleigh Parkes
Squad members not playing:
Aled Davies, Bradley Davies, Ryan Elias, Tomas Francis (Injured), Leigh Halfpenny (Injured), George North (Injured), Aaron Wainwright (Injured) & Liam Williams.
So that is my 329th blog of the year 2019 (MMXIX) & my 69th of this year.
No comments:
Post a Comment